Capitol Magic
“There was a time in my past when I would have blanched at the sight of an enraged vampire’s fangs. I would have drawn back, pulled away, backed down. But that was before my true nature had been revealed to me, before I discovered I was a sphinx. As a sphinx, I was bound to protect vampires, to serve them.
“James,” I repeated, forcing my voice to stay steady. “This woman is with me. She’s not a threat.”
And she wasn’t. I had a good six inches on the librarian, and I ventured to say I had... a bit more training with regard to self-defense. James himself had undertaken my instruction—and I’d fallen a few thousand times before I’d learned how to use my opponent’s strength against him. Given the way Jane was frozen, it was pretty clear she was still at the falling stage, nowhere near ready to fight back.
In fact, she seemed to be at the petrified-senseless stage.
“James,” I said one more time.MoreLess
“James,” I repeated, forcing my voice to stay steady. “This woman is with me. She’s not a threat.”
And she wasn’t. I had a good six inches on the librarian, and I ventured to say I had... a bit more training with regard to self-defense. James himself had undertaken my instruction—and I’d fallen a few thousand times before I’d learned how to use my opponent’s strength against him. Given the way Jane was frozen, it was pretty clear she was still at the falling stage, nowhere near ready to fight back.
In fact, she seemed to be at the petrified-senseless stage.
“James,” I said one more time.MoreLess
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